Vaitiare Hirshon-Asars | |
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Born |
Tahiti, French Polynesia |
August 15, 1964
Other names | Vaitiaré Eugenie Hirshon (birth name) Vaitiare Bandera (previous actress name) |
Spouse(s) | Edgars Asars (m. 2004) Peter Bandera |
Partner(s) |
Michael Shanks Julio Iglesias |
Vaitiare Hirshon-Asars (born Vaitiare Eugenia Hirshon; August 15, 1964), previously known as Vaitiare Bandera, is an actress based in the United States.
Vaitiare was the Hispanic spokesperson for Miller Beer from 1993 through to 1995. She has also done ads for J.C. Penney, Toyota, Coors Dry, Caroche-Spain and Honda-Tahiti. She starred in the Spanish-language novella Agujetas de Color de Rosa, which was seen in 45 countries. She also made guest appearances in Married... with Children, Out of the Blue and Acapulco H.E.A.T.. She also had a role in the movie U.S. Marshals. Vaitiare's best known role was in Stargate SG-1, where she guest starred in several episodes as Daniel Jackson's wife, Sha're.
She originally auditioned for the role of Sha're in Stargate, the 1994 film, but ultimately lost to Mili Avital. She was offered the role in the following television series Stargate SG-1 after auditioning again for the same part.
In 2007, she posed nude for the January edition of Spanish Magazine Interviu.
Bandera was born in Tahiti, French Polynesia. She is of Tahitian, Cook Island, German, English and French descent. Her mother is related to the Royal House of Makea Karika in the Cook Islands.